Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Surprise! Why Alcohol And Tylenol Just Don’t Mix

Mixing even light alcohol consumption with Tylenol can do
more harm than any intended good, say researchers.

A new preliminary study shows that using a small to moderate
amount of alcohol alongside the recommended Tylenol do

Courtesy of: www.newsinferno.com

sage can result in a 123%
increased risk of kidney disease.

“Most people take this medication without any input from
pharmacists or physicians, and that’s where the public-health concern is,” said
researcher Harrison Ndetan. “People buy acetaminophen over the counter, and
they also are casual alcohol users, and they don’t know that there is a harmful
interaction.”

Alcohol, Acetaminophen Use And Liver, Kidney Disease

Chronic alcohol abuse and chronic acetaminophen use have
each been tied to liver and kidney disease separately.

“What has not been well-studied until now is the link
between some regular alcohol use and regular acetaminophen use and increasing
your risk of kidney disease above the risk of either of those used separately,”
said Dr. Martin Zand, medical director of the pancreas and kidney transplant
programs at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York.

Results From Large Tylenol, Alcohol Use Study

During the study, data was analyzed from over 10,000
participants in the ’03-’04 United States National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey. Those surveyed were asked questions regarding acetaminophen
use, alcohol consumption and health issues.

The research concluded that neither light to moderate
drinking nor normal acetaminophen use separately
posed any viable threat to kidney health.

However, roughly half of those who combined alcohol and
acetaminophen reported kidney dysfunction.

It is not currently known whether similar interactions will
occur with other types of painkillers.

11 comments:

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This will be really helpful to know in the future. My brother drinks, and I will let him know that he shouldn't drink while taking Tylenol. I wonder what he'd think of these drug and alcohol treatment centers. Celine | http://www.triumphtx.org

Thanks for sharing that mixing alcohol and Tylenol is harmful. I agreed that most people take this medication without any input from pharmacists or physicians, but they really don't have knowledge about that these medication can caused kidney diseases.